Wonder Woman

WONDER WOMAN The Art & Making of the FilmForword by Patty Jenkins. Recommended. By Sharon Gosling. Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman sees the hero brought to the big screen for the first time in her own movie, and fully realizes the breathtaking wonder, strength, and grace of such an historic character. This celebrates the creation of the groundbreaking movie, showcasing the earliest concept art, set and costume designs, sketches and storyboards and wonderful photos of all the stars in action. The book goes deep into the filmmaking process, from creating the island of Themyscira to the war-torn trenches and towns of World War I Europe. Titan, 2017...More.

WONDER WOMAN By John Byrne Volume 1Collects #101-114, 1995-96. By John Byrne. In the 1990s, one of the most celebrated creators in comics history—the legendary John Byrne—had one of the greatest runs of all time on the Amazon Warrior. Wonder Woman has built herself a fresh start in Gateway City. But when what seems to be an ordinary heist gone wrong turns out to be something much more sinister, Diana finds herself trapped and tortured on the hell planet Apokolips! Just as terrifying, Wonder Woman learns of a deeper connection between the New Gods of Apokolips and New Genesis and those of her homeland of Themyscira. DC, 2017...More.

Item Code: WWJB01H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 300pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99

Coming in October.

WONDER WOMAN Ambassador of Truth
By Signe Bergstrom. A gorgeous, authorized celebration of Wonder Woman. This chronicles her life and times, from origin and founding member of the Justice Society in the Golden Age, to her evolution in television and film. Brings together a breathtaking collage of images—from the DC comic books, the 1970s-era television show starring Lynda Carter, numerous animated appearances, and the 2017 feature film. Lush full-color compendium with inserts and exclusive interactives, and illuminating interviews and anecdotes from key artists, writers, and personalities. Harper, 2017. Due Oct. ...More.

ALSO AVAILABLEWONDER WOMAN Her Greatest BattlesRecommended. Cover by Frank Cho. In these stories from such top-tier comics talents as Greg Rucka, George Pérez, John Byrne, Brian Azzarello, Jim Lee, Cliff Chiang and Gail Simone, the Amazing Amazon must use every ounce of her strength and steel to bring down gods, monsters and—when mind-controlling villains take control—even her friends. Collects Wonder Woman #6, #119, #210, #219; Wonder Woman #41; Justice League: Part Three #3; Wonder Woman #23. DC, 2017...More.

Item Code: WWHGB
Soft Cover, 6x10, 168pg, Full Color
$9.99

ALSO AVAILABLEWONDER WOMAN A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARSHighly Recommended. By William Moulton Marston, H.G. Peter, Denny O' Neil, Mike Sekowsky, Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang et al. The most recognizable superheroine of all time: Wonder Woman! 400 pages of the best stories, from her first appearance by in All Star #8 in 1941, though 1940s stories in SensationComics and her own title (lots of these), to her late 1950s make-over, to the mod '60s redesign, to adventures from recent decades up to today. Also with work by George Pérez, Darwyn Cooke, writer Robert Kanigher, Gene Colan, Phil Jimenez, Mike Deodato, Greg Rucka, Gail Simone and more. DC, 2016...More.

Item Code: WW75H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 400pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99

See our website for several excellent histories of Wonder Woman (including the Secret History, now on sale), Comics Archives, graphic novels, and statues, including three new designs just arrived, based on scenes from this new film.

Art Books

PINO MASTER OF FIGURATIVE PAINTINGHighly Recommended. "Critics say I paint only beautiful women," Pino says. "It's heaven to me, going deep, studying character, body language, expressions." In the same class as Sorolla, Russell Flint and Hanks, Pino is a master of color, of light and shade, of exquisite skin tones and faces and hair and rounded, curvaceous bodies. This is so new it's only available from the Pino family and in China and Hong Kong. There is no overlap with his other book, published in 2003. We think this is entirely new work. Classic, 2017...More.

ALSO AVAILABLEPINO Contemporary RealismRecommended. By Pino Daeni. Featuring Pino Daeni's remarkable paintings. Born in Italy, Pino's paintings feature soft, romantic characters. This collection includes more than 90 oil paintings. Rich, textured color is combined with feminine, ephemeral forms whose light and shadow suggest depth and mystery. Every image is shown full page, with many two-page spreads. Beautiful and unforgettable, the work of this recently deceased master leaves a lingering warmth. Classic Publications, 2003...More.

Item Code: PINHS
Hard Cover, 10x12, 128pg, Full Color
$100.00 $85.00

Alphonse Mucha

WORLD OF MUCHA A Journey to Two Fairylands Paris and CzechHighly Recommended. By Hiroshi Unno. A superlative collection of Mucha's works, behind highly ornate, silver-embossed covers, spanning his entire career from his beginnings in Paris to his final days in what was then known as Czechoslovakia after four years in the United States. His most representative works are featured, not only in the field of fine art but also in editorial design and graphic design. As a special feature, this book introduces more typography and package design works compared to other publications on Muchas work. A good deal of this is not collected elsewhere. And, of course, Mucha's masterpiece the "Slav Epic" is also covered in detail, along with an interpretation and its historical background. PIE, 2017...More.

Item Code: WORMU
Soft Cover, 7x10, 352pg, Full Color
$39.95

ALSO AVAILABLEALPHONSE MUCHA MASTERWORKSCloseout Price!Highly Recommended. By Rosalind Ormiston. A beautifully illustrated reference book which charts the life and works of a man who epitomized Parisian art during the Art Nouveau era. With abundant top quality color reproductions, this documents his success as an illustrator and as an avant-garde artist. From his iconic posters for Sarah Bernhardt, amazing ads for chocolates, perfume and other popular products, to his series on The Seasons, rare book illustrations, magazine covers, etc. Flame Tree, 2013...More.

Item Code: APHOH
Hard Cover, 12x11, 200pg, Full Color
$40.00 $19.99

ALSO AVAILABLELE PATER ALPHONSE MUCHA'S SYMBOLIST MASTERPIECEOur Highest Recommendation. By Thomas Negovan. By 1899, Alphonse Mucha had experienced four years as the most recognizable proponent of Art Nouveau graphics and the most celebrated illustrator in Paris. The massive output in the advertising and decorative work earned much for Mucha's publisher but very little for the artist himself. So Mucha insisted upon the release of a deeply personal work, and printed 510 copies of what he for the remainder of his life considered his works-on-paper masterpiece, Le Pater. His Symbolist masterpiece features a female deity protecting humankind, and a number of sophisticated occult themes across a series of images of mystical illustrations. Century Guild, 2016...More.

Item Code: ALPM
Soft Cover, 8x11, 59pg, Partial Color
$35.00

ALSO AVAILABLELE PATER ALPHONSE MUCHA'S SYMBOLIST MASTERPIECE Hardcover With PrintsWith 10 additional 6x9 prints! Our Highest Recommendation. By Thomas Negovan. Special Kickstarter edition with two separate sets of prints, else the same as the softcover. By 1899, Alphonse Mucha had experienced four years as the most recognizable proponent of Art Nouveau graphics and the most celebrated illustrator in Paris. So Mucha insisted upon the release of a deeply personal work, and printed 510 copies of what he for the remainder of his life considered his masterpiece. This Symbolist story features a female deity protecting humankind, sophisticated occult themes and mystical illustrations. Century Guild, 2016. Due June. ...More.

Item Code: ALPMH
Hard Cover, 12x16, 100+pg, Partial Color
$100.00

The hardcover of Le Pater is expected any day now. You can also get the softcover with ten extra prints [ALPMP. $65]. See our website for two more Mucha collections: Alphonse Mucha [AMUCHH. $55, your price $49.95] and the warehouse find from 1980: Mucha: The Complete Graphic Works [ALH. $25].

Comics & Fantasy Art Reference

WEINBERG TALESMy Life in Fantasy/A Dream of Mars/Collecting Fantasy Art. Recommended. A volume in tribute to the late Bob Weinberg -- a legendary writer, collector and dealer. You've got to have affected a lot of lives to get a 260-page book about you when you weren't a renowned author or artist, but Weinberg was a cornerstone of fantasy, pulp, and sci-fi collecting and here we find out just why. Contains “A Dream of Mars”, “My Life in Fantasy” and the 13-part “Collecting Fantasy Art” by Bob Weinberg, as well as tributes by friends and family and lots of wonderful art in black & white, culled from one of the finest collections in existence. American Fantasy Press, 2017...More.

Item Code: WEINT
Soft Cover, 7x10, 270pg, Text/b&w
$30.00

75 YEARS OF DC COMICS The Art of Modern Mythmaking New EditionNew Bargain Priced Edition! First published at $200. Our Highest Recommendation. By Paul Levitz. We love the large-sized reproductions from the earliest days of comics, classic covers and story pages rarely seen. Great anecdotes, rare memorabilia, inside stories and much more make this the quintessential history of DC's 75 years. Excellent coverage of 1936-1975, which is where our personal interests lie, but carrying on right up to the present. Part coffee-table book, part critical analysis, and one hell of a huge art book. At 10 pounds, this is one of the largest and most impressive books ever devoted to comics. Taschen, 2017...More.

Item Code: 75YH
Hard Cover, 10x14, 720pg, Full Color
$69.99 $64.99

You can go hardcore and still get the original 2010 edition, all 16 pounds (the new one is a mere 10 pounds) and large 12x16 size. it's a special order item, so it'll take 3-4 weeks [75H. $200, your price $180].

Graphic Novels & Archives

ADVENTURES OF JOHN BLAKE 1 MYSTERY OF THE GHOST SHIPTime Travel on the High Seas! Highly Recommended. By Philip Pullman. Art by Fred Fordham. Philip Pullman is the award-winning author of The Golden Compass, which became a fine film, and was the first in the trilogy His Dark Materials. Those are serious credentials--and here we are treated to his first graphic novel, no adaptation but an entirely new and original work. And I really like it. While I found the artwork just a bit underwhelming, that is more than made up for with a brilliant story, of a "ghost" ship peopled by a crew from different eras. Graphix, 2017...More.

Item Code: ADVJB01H
Hard Cover, 8x10, 160pg, Full Color
$19.99 $17.99

WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE TALESCloseout Price! Vintage tales from Disney's most popular animated short films. Highly Recommended. In 1934, and for more than ten years thereafter, Good Housekeeping magazine--one of the leading and most widely-read magazines of the time--featured full-color one-and two-page retellings of the wildly popular Disney cartoons. Each one of these beautiful little gems were newly hand-painted by Disney artists. Ever since these have been collected and highly prized but oh, so hard to find. 30 Mickey films, 22 Donalds, 5 Goofy & Pluto, plus dozens of classic Silly Symphonies. Disney, 2013...More.

Item Code: WDMH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 80pg, Full Color
$19.95 $9.95

SUPERGIRL Volume 3 Ghosts of KryptonCollects Supergirl #11, #23-33, 2007-08. By Kelley Puckett. Art by Drew Edward Johnson and Ron Randall. Her quest will take her from her own past on doomed Krypton to the distant future of the Legion of Super-Heroes. And on Earth, she vows to save a little boy from the cancer that is killing him. Superman and Wonder Woman believe that Kara's obsessions are dangerous and want her to stop. Will she be able to save Earth and its people...or will she fail after trying too hard to show the world that she is worthy of her title? DC, 2017...More.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS Volume 3Collects Amazing Spider-Man #68-104, 1969-72. Recommended. By Stan Lee and Roy Thomas. Art by John Romita. Few comic books have ever come close to reaching the page-turning power, action, and drama of Amazing Spider-Man. Spidey grew to become not just the most relatable hero in comics, but also the top seller! And you'll see the reasons why again and again in one iconic story after another: the Stone Tablet Saga, the debut of Black Widow's new look, Kingpin's Shakespearean family drama, Captain Stacy's tragic death, the pathos of Peter Parker's love triangle with Gwen Stacy and Spidey, and the historic Comics Code-defying "drug" issues. Marvel, 2017...More.

UNCLE SCROOGE Tyrant of the TidesCollects #20-22 (Legacy #424-426), 2017. Recommended. By Romano Scarpa, William Van Horn, Tony Strobl, Al Taliaferro et al. Yaarrr, matey! When super sea expert Ludwig Von Drake gets zapped by pirates with a laser ray, it means trouble for Scrooge's aquatic expedition. But he's still hot on the trail of the world's first submarine... till a ferocious giant squid evens the score! Then in "The Golden Birds," vicious archaeopteryxes are Scrooge's treasured quarry, while "The Substitute Santa of Strathbungo" reveals the McDucks' first Christmas in long-ago Scotland! Fun stories, first published overseas, from 1963 to 2013. IDW, 2017...More.

Item Code: USTYT
Soft Cover, 6x9, 124pg, Full Color
$12.99

See our website for all archives and new collections of Uncle Scrooge.

PRE-CODE CLASSICS WORLDS OF FEAR Volume 2Limited, 700! Collects #6-10, 1952-53. Recommended. By Norman Saunders (covers), Bernard Baily, Shelly Moldoff et al. From the magical days of 1952 and featuring artists and writers such as Sheldon Moldoff, Bernard Baily, Moe Marcus, Bob McCarty (his work is this collection's highlight, with a fine story in every single issue), and Norman Saunders. Crossing horror and SF has never been more enjoyable. Lock the door, flip the tab on a can of soda and delve into those potato chips. Completes the series, including a classic "drowning cover" and the iconic "man with no eyes" Saunders cover & eyes ripped out story in the last issue! PS Artbooks, 2017...More.

LENNON The New York YearsRecommended. By David Foenkinos and Eric Corbeyran. Art by Horne. Lennon adapts David Foenkinos' legendary novel to graphic album form, with striking black-and-white illustrations by French artist Horne. In imagined meetings with a fictional psychiatrist, Lennon recounts in his own words his tumultuous life. Flashbacks mix early Beatles successes and extreme behavior, with the New York years of 1975-80. This recounts setting aside his career, meeting and leaving and rejoining Yoko, working to spread peace, doing heroin, on-the-road encounters with nubile and willing young ladies, and the extremely bizarre business of being John Lennon, one of the most famous personalities on earth. IDW, 2017. Mature Readers...More.

BETTY BOOP
By Roger Langridge and Gisele Lagace. The most famous female cartoon star of all is back! All-new adventures of Betty Boop (with her pals Koko and Bimbo) by award-winning writer Roger Langridge and Gisele Lagace. Join Betty as she works at the Oop-A-Doop Club, dreams of hitting the big-time, looks after her old Grampy, fights ghosts and giant bugs and demons, dances to hot jazz, and much more! Semi-serious adventure meets tongue-in-cheek cartoon, in a light, animation style that brings back the classic 1930s Fleisher style. Dynamite, 2017...More.

Item Code: BETBO
Soft Cover, 7x10, 96pg, Full Color
$15.99 $14.50

Coming in October

HARLEY QUINN WAITING FOR MY J MAN StatueSpecial OrderArt by Ramirez Studios, Mara Ancheta, Andrea Coleman, Jason Wires, Matt Taylor. Based on the poster and 7 inch vinyl record sleeve by Matt Taylor, the Waiting for My J Man statue features a lovelorn Harley Quinn, relaxing on a swanky shag carpet while listening to her favorite tunes, as she waits for a certain someone to come home. Continuing the line of 3D sculptures inspired by Mondo posters, the statue is imbued with classic pin-up styling, while faithfully recreating Taylor's art in both pose and color scheme. Mondo Tees, 2017. Due Oct. ...More.

HANDS OF SHANG-CHI MASTER OF KUNG FU Omnibus Volume 4
By Doug Moench. Art by Gene Day, Dan Day, and David Day. The final Omnibus collection! Demons from Shang-Chi's past return: Razor Fist, Pavane, the Cat, Zaran and even the Master of Kung Fu's father, the devil doctor Fu Manchu! It all builds to the ultimate battle between father and son, stoked by years of conflict. The stakes are final, and Moench's story and Gene Day's shadow-drenched artwork make every moment stunning. The saga also introduces new enemies: Dark Angel, Death Dealer, Argus, Shadow Hand -- and possibly Shang-Chi's own mother! Marvel, 2017. Due Oct. ...More.

Mature Readers

BELGIAN LACE FROM HELL The Mythology of S Clay Wilson Volume 31990-2017. Edited by Patrick Rosenkranz. The thrid and final volume in this impressive series. This includes all his work from Zap Comix #12 through #15; stories published in the horror anthology Taboo; the three appearances of his outrageous, race-bending character Meadows from Weirdo; illustrations for Grimm and Andersen fairy tales; as well as book jackets and album covers. Plus, dozens of privately commissioned paintings with his best-known characters. And finally, the inside story of his outrageous partying life and his tragic accident in 2008 that ended his career. Fantagraphics, 2017. Adult Material...More.

News
and Notes

Our latest catalog was mailed out from the printer on May 24, and should be in your hands soon if you are a regular customer. Otherwise you can download it here, or call or email us and ask for a free print copy. See below.

Rose City Book Fair, Portland, Oregon
Anne and I will be doing this annual show for the first time June 16 and 17, Friday and Saturday. We’ll have just a small stock there, so if you plan to attend and would like us to bring anything, either out of print or new, call or email us. No obligation, happy to do it. Anne is at 530-273-9762 bpandhbooks@mac.com. Or contact me directly at bud@budplant.com. People always come by the show and ask “did you bring” something; sometimes we did, often we didn’t, with thousands of items to pick from and just so much space. This way, you know we’ll have it for you.

San Diego Comic-Con 2017
The big news this year is that we’ve gone seriously downscale. We will be in J4, at the end of the 1100 row opposite the lounge area and food concessions, in the Exhibitor Tables area. After 47 years of knocking ourselves out to get truckloads of product to the show and after long consideration, we decided to be kind to ourselves. We have been facing ever increasing expenses to do the show, from booths and trucking costs, to hotels that gouge every year. Many of our former customers have given up attending, some simply because they cannot get tickets that sell out in minutes online.Many of the folks that attend these days are more interested in movie stars and variant editions and freebies than in the specialty books that we bring along. That is not to say we don't appreciate you who still come to the show, and who shop with us! We really, really are glad some of you can still get in to the show, and it's a pleasure to see you. But there are just not enough of you to make it work for us anymore. So this year we'll still be there, with a smaller, hand-picked selection of our very best books. I hope to see you there.

We will be featuring the very latest major books, exclusive items, signed books, and a small stock of out-of-print material: fanzines, books, and vintage comics. The space we have is equivalent of 1/2 of a booth (last year we had three full booths). But after last year, adding up our expenses, we found once again we were knocking ourselves out for more than a solid week essentially for free. Sales aren’t bad, really, but the expenses of selling heavy, low priced books are just too much.

We want to be at the show, to find new products for you, and I need the time to go out and look for new items for you, as well as vintage comic books for myself. I don’t have that running three booths every year. In actuality, this way we can do more for our customers who DON’T attend the show. You, after all, are the core of our business—not the very few people who attend the Comic-Con and have an interest in our material. We’ll do a better job of finding new material for you, linking up with publishers, and carrying on our day-to-day business back here at the warehouse.

Free Comic Book Day
Twin Earths is gone (we do still have the on-sale set of two issues) and Elfquest #2-4 are nearly gone as I write this. Still have plenty of First Kingdom issues and the Zorro piece, all can be added free with your order.

PS Artbooks Sale
This special email went out May 16. You can see it here--scroll down past the regular email to the May 15 PS Artbooks Sale.

Spring Clearance Sale
We sent out a special email on May 30th with 80 newly-discounted items. You can see them all here, on the blog (scroll down past this email). Or see hundreds more closeout items here, on our website. Response has been good so far (it just went out 36 hours ago, as I write this, and nothing yet is completely sold out). But many are very low in stock, so act now.

~Bud

Our Catalog and Contact Info

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